Petrarch first saw Laura in the Church of St. Claire in Avignon and fell in love with her. It remains unk ...

Petrarch first saw Laura in the Church of St. Claire in Avignon and fell in love with her. It remains unknown whether he ever told her. Petrarch met his beloved Laura for the first time in papal Avign ...

This day in 1378 marked the death of Pope Gregory XI, the last of the so-called Avignon popes. Namely, it ...

This day in 1378 marked the death of Pope Gregory XI, the last of the so-called Avignon popes. Namely, it was precisely Gregory XI who returned the seat of the papacy from Avignon to Rome. The well-kn ...